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Richard Einhorn: Voices Of Light


Richard Einhorn: Voices Of Light
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Voices of Light, inspired by the classic French silent film "The Passion of Joan of Arc," works as a cinematic accompaniment, but it's not movie music. Influenced by minimalism and the likes of Gorecki and Part, Einhorn's music is tonal and accessible. The texts--in Latin and antique French--are from the Bible, and from writings by (mostly) medieval women, including Joan of Arc herself. Joan is represented by the reliably intelligent and well-tuned Anonymous 4 (Ruth Cunningham, Marsha Genensky, Susan Hellauer and Johanna Rose); soprano Susan Narucki sings her often high-flying lines with beauty and clarity. --Sarah Bryan Miller
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    Summary: Beautiful music
    Comment: I heard this CD playing at a friend's home and ordered it the next day. I have enjoyed listening to it repeatedly and find it powerfully moving and beautiful.
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    Summary: It's as good as everyone says it is!
    Comment: If I were Richard Einhorn, reading all these laudatory reviews, I would be wary. Could this work really be as good as everyone is saying? And, even so, will people still have the same high regard for it fifty years from now?

    Yes and yes!

    This Voices of Light oratorio is a modern masterwork. Film music only rarely gets this good; I am thinking of Corligliano's "The Red Violin" and Vaughan Williams' "Sinfonia Antartica." But this music is more deeply affecting emotionally than either, I think. And... perhaps it really isn't film music as it stands apart from the Dreyer film quite well.

    Well done, Richard Einhorn, well done! I look forward to hearing your other works...



    Customer Rating: Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5Average rating of 5/5
    Summary: One of my favorites
    Comment: The first time I'd heard this was in 2000, I think. It was being played on a local radio station at about 6am and I was absolutely hooked. I intend to buy this again after posting this review but this time I won't let any friends borrow it!
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    Summary: OUTSTANDING
    Comment: This music, especially in conjunction with the film "The Passion of Joan of Arc" is both moving and hauntingly The Passion of Joan of Arc (Criterion Collection Spine #62)Richard Einhorn: Voices Of Lightmemorable. Simply put, I highly recommend it.
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    Summary: Voices of Light is great
    Comment: Voices of Light is powerful and inspiring chorale music and this recording does it justice.
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